Gold at 4x Face Value!!

ilmcoins

Well at least it was a while back. It is always fun to find coins in flips with the original prices on them!

ilmcoins

@ilmcoins said:
Well at least it was a while back. It is always fun to find coins in flips with the original prices on them!

Bigger pic...

airplanenut

Wanna double your money?

d9lowe

How long ago was that bought?

CharlotteDude

Wow... how long have they been sitting in those old holders?

TurtleCat

Surprising that they haven’t been slabbed yet.

skier07

I remember when I was growing up in the 70’s and you could buy a Saint for $40.

philographer

I like those square windowed holders BTW!

philographer

@ilmcoins said:
Well at least it was a while back. It is always fun to find coins in flips with the original prices on them!

Show us the coin underneath!

PerryHall

@skier07 said:
I remember when I was growing up in the 70’s and you could buy a Saint for $40.

I bought my first Saint in 1965 for $47. I never saw any Saints in the 1970's for less than $50.

Jimnight

Nice!... I like the looks.

Onastone

There was a time that gold was worth face value. Hard to imagine.

BryceM

There will eventually be a time $2000/hr will be minimum wage. At the rate we’re going, maybe late 2025.

ilmcoins

@CharlotteDude said:
Wow... how long have they been sitting in those old holders?

These were in the mix too... they were $75 at the time so less than 4x FV!!

skier07

@PerryHall said:

@skier07 said:
I remember when I was growing up in the 70’s and you could buy a Saint for $40.

I bought my first Saint in 1965 for $47. I never saw any Saints in the 1970's for less than $50.

Late 60’s early 70’s had a friend whose father was a coin collector and I remember him buying Saints for $40 at the coin section inside the A&S at the mall.

Kliao

@airplanenut said:
Wanna double your money?

I can triple it

roadrunner

I picked up a bunch of choice BU - solid date silver dollar rolls about 13 yrs ago from someone who put them away in the 1970's. $3.00-$3.75 or so per coin. And even as recent as 2003 you could buy silver 90% BU rolls for just over $4/oz.

jt88

Buy gold now then 20 or 30 years later it looks just like that.

logger7

And if you go to the wrong gold and silver buyers you will be shocked at some of the lowball offers. I was talking to a dealer who was upset over a dealer paying only a few bucks for Morgans even in this market and there are few legal remedies to warn others or make unscrupulous buyers accountable.

ricko

Ah yes... The 'good old days'....Some of us stacked some gold and silver at those prices... honestly not imagining, at that time, the prices we see today... Certainly keeps me smiling.... Cheers, RickO

johnny9434

I like the patina on the reverse on the staple......

topstuf

@philographer said:
I like those square windowed holders BTW!

Not me. They leaked. Round ones get tight on the coin.

Walkerguy21D

Very cool!
I recall purchasing the estate from a long retired part time dealer about 18 years ago. I marveled at the $1.85 price written on the 2x2 holder of a gem somewhat better date Morgan dollar. He said yep that used to be the going rate for nice uncs. All the others were face value.

philographer

How to Invest in Gold Coins, 1970:

ilmcoins

@philographer said:
How to Invest in Gold Coins, 1970:

I hope you followed this model! Haha